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Everything we know about the Canon EOS R1

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No one is asking, “Will there be a Canon EOS R1?” anymore. This is almost a fact now. That said, there are many unknowns, and the rumor mill is turning on high speed, with rumors coming every day about the heavily anticipated Canon EOS R1. If you already heard about it, great! If not, here is a quick rundown along with everything we know about this New flagship from Canon.

This upcoming flagship camera is Canon’s continuation of its previous top-of-the-line model, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III. We knew that Canon was working on something, but we were not sure quite what. We all wanted to see what’s next, but it took a bit until Canon finally spilled the beans and shared that an EOS R1 is in the works, and it’s set to be their most high-end model yet!

Specs leak for upcoming Sigma 14mm f/1.4 lens for E and L mounts

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For now, you might want to take this one with at least a little pinch of salt, but specs have been posted online for an alleged Sigma 14mm f/1.4 lens. Yes, that’s an extremely wide aperture for such an ultra-wide-angle lens. This is why I suggested that pinch of salt. If such a lens were to become a reality, though, the specs – particularly the weight of the potentially massive lens – do seem to add up.

The naming for the apparently upcoming Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art suggests that will be a full-frame lens. This is what the “DG” nomenclature denotes. It also appears that the lens will utilise rear gel filters, due to a mention of the Sigma GP-11 guide plate (buy here), as used with the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art (buy here) lens for its rear filters.

Panasonic S1H II specs leak – 8K and phase detect AF

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A video from Ordinary Filmmaker has popped up on YouTube with information about an upcoming Panasonic camera. It’s not the S1 II announcement that many of us were perhaps expecting but an update to Panasonic’s video-centric camera, the S1H. Yes, that’s right, it seems the next camera on Panasonic’s list will be the S1H II. Normally, such videos don’t get much attention from us, but he has been right before.

Amongst the highlights of the leak are a 50-megapixel(ish) resolution sensor capable of shooting 8K video at up to 60 frames per second and 8K and 6K ProRes RAW. Of course, the headline feature is Panasonic’s new phase-detect autofocus system, first introduced on the S5 II. And yes, that’s coming to the S1H II as well.

Sony to release full-frame ZV-E1 vlogging camera at the end of March

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According to recent rumours, Sony is preparing to announce a new camera at the end of the month. It’s reported to be called the Sony ZV-E1. Along similar lines to the Sony ZV-E10, this will be another interchangeable lens vlogging camera. Except, this one is expected to be a full-frame camera. Not only that but it’s said to feature the same sensor as the Sony A7S III and Sony FX3 cinema cameras.

This will be Sony’s first full-frame camera targeted directly towards vloggers in their ZV series. One could argue that the Sony A7c was the first full-frame vlogging camera from Sony but with the higher 24-megapixel resolution and relatively limited video features – it has no 4K60 video, for example – it wasn’t truly dedicated towards vloggers. By the sounds of this one, though, it should be a dream come true.

Canon to release EOS R5 firmware instead of EOS R5 Mark II camera

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Canon was expected to announce a new Canon EOS R5 Mark II in 2023. It wasn’t that wild an idea considering we just saw the EOS R6 Mark II introduced a few months ago. According to recent reports, though, that plan has been scrapped. Instead, Canon plans to release a major firmware update for the EOS R5 that rumours say adds many of the features found in the EOS R6 Mark II that aren’t in the original EOS R6.

The firmware notes have not yet been released, leaked or apparently even seen, although Canon Rumors has listed some features that they believe are coming to the EOS R5 with the new firmware. They expect the firmware to be announced quite soon, possibly next month during NAB 2023 and will bring some hotly anticipated new features that people were expecting in an R5 Mark II to the EOS R5.

Canon patent suggests boxy cinema camera is back on the cards

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Box shaped cinema cameras are not a new idea. We’ve seen a number of them over the years from companies like Panasonic with the BGH1 and BS1H, as well as the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera. It’s also a pretty major design feature of just about every camera from RED, too. We’ve also seen boxy cameras from Canon in the form of the ME200S-SH, but that’s designed for broadcast, it’s not a cinema camera, and it’s not RF mount.

The idea of a boxy Canon cinema camera has been around since at least 2019, but nothing ever seems to have come from it. Now, though, a new patent appears to show some potential development on a boxy Canon EOS Cinema camera. In fact, compared to the 2019 patent, it looks like it’s been developed a lot. There’s no news on when (or if) we’ll hear an actual release, but it looks very promising.

First photos leak of Samyang’s upcoming AF 75mm f/1.8 for Fuji X

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Samyang seems to be working on a new autofocus 75mm f/1.8 lens, according to a leaked promotional image. What makes this different from their existing autofocus 75mm f/1.8 lens? Well, it looks like this one’s not going to be available for just Sony E Mount. This one’s coming for Fuji X mount, which means this is also likely going to be an APS-C lens. The previous Samyang 75mm f/1.8 for Sony is full-frame.

There’s no word yet on when the lens will be officially released, although it marks the second autofocus lens in Samyang’s X mount lineup since Fuji opened up the system to third parties. It joins Samyang’s 12mm f/2 for Fuji X, but with two lenses at such extremes, when are they going to start filling in the rest of the range in between?

Sigma to announce three new 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2 and 23mm f/1.4 Contemporary lenses

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Sigma is preparing to announce three new Contemporary series lenses, according to Asobinet. Two of them, a 17mm f/4 and 50mm f/2, are said to be designed for full-frame, with a 23mm f/1.4 that will expand the company’s DC DN APS-C lineup. The two full-frame lenses will be coming in Sony E and Leica L mounts while the APS-C lens will also be available in Fuji X. Surprisingly, though, not Micro Four Thirds.

50mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary rumours have been getting thrown around occasionally for a little while, although the 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary both appear to be fresh rumours. It seems odd to be announcing a 50mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary when they’ve so recently announced the 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art, but the other two should be quite welcome.

First image leaks of Sony’s new 50mm f/1.4 GM – Announcement expected next week

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It appears Sigma’s not the only one with a 50mm f/1.4 announcement this month. In fact, they’re not even the only ones announcing one for Sony E mount cameras. It looks like Sony’s getting ready to announce one, too. It’s the new Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM and the latest rumours suggest it’s coming on February 21st.

Despite an announcement being a little over a week away, though, a photo of the new lens has leaked. Of course, it has. They always do these days. There aren’t many specs about the new lens yet, although there are a few, and there are some new ones we can see from the image itself.

Leaked photos and a DJI teaser dated Feb 9th hint at upcoming DJI Mini 2 SE drone

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This week sure seems to be one for potential announcements. We’ve got Canon expected to announce the EOS R8 and EOS R50 in the next couple of days, OM System is slated to announce their new M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro lens, and Sigma’s releasing a 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for mirrorless cameras. And all of those are expected this week. Well, now it looks like we might be able to add DJI to the list, too.

A teaser image has popped up online, posted to Twitter by serial DJI leakers DealsDrone, showing what is clearly a DJI Mini 2 SE, with a date of February 9th and an 11:30 (presumably the one in the morning – China time?) timestamp. Adding further credibility to the teaser, photos have leaked of what is purportedly the DJI Mini 2 SE drone itself, as well as its retail packaging.

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